re: bonethug's First Saints Talk Mock Draft 1.0.2, now with Paprika

quote:Because I disagree with the masses on here and am suggesting getting positions of need outside of OLB?

Suggesting Reid at 15? Come on man.

quote:We have 3 very high potential OLBs already that are young.

Agreed. OLB is not our only need and I can see them being happy with group that now includes Butler.

quote:We have two aging WRs and two unproven guys.

Saints are not going WR at 15.

I'm just giving you grief, but your scenarios are a little wacky. I'm just really hoping the Saints get Jones, but I would not be completely surprised if the Saints didn't take him if he was there. I would be disappointed though.

re: bonethug's First Saints Talk Mock Draft 1.0.2, now with Paprika(Posted by bonethug0108 on 4/20/13 at 6:21 pm to Zoltan)

quote:I don't think people are seeing the scenario because we would go Vaccarro or Cyrpien well before we went Reid at 15... No one else is taking him in the top 25. Even if we were crazy about him we could still get him in the event of an "unlikely" trade back. And there's 0 chance we pass on Jones if he is available. ZERO. (I think...)

Not everyone ranks the players the same. They said they are real high on Reid and I believe that. If we don't trade down and there isn't another player they like a whole lot more than him, they'll take him.

Just because all these draft "experts" have Vaccaro far and away the best safety doesn't mean that's what teams think. That's why you see so many "surprise" picks every single year.

Teams will take who they have on their board, not what they think other teams have on theirs.

re: bonethug's First Saints Talk Mock Draft 1.0.2, now with Paprika(Posted by St Augustine on 4/20/13 at 6:24 pm to bonethug0108)

quote:Just because all these draft "experts" have Vaccaro far and away the best safety doesn't mean that's what teams think. That's why you see so many "surprise" picks every single year.

this is the biggest thing I dislike about this time of year. Just because Mel fricking Kiper thinks its a surprise doesn't mean it is a surprise. Especially lately with all of the film that is available for all of these kids. I bet we'd shite a brick if we saw their big board right now...same with many teams.

re: bonethug's First Saints Talk Mock Draft 1.0.2, now with Paprika(Posted by St Augustine on 4/20/13 at 6:32 pm to bonethug0108)

quote:I have LT(highest need by far), WR, CB, and Safety all as needs. DL and OLB are wants.

I don't see corner as a huge need right now. I agree that LT is our biggest glaring need that I would like to see filled. I'm very optimistic about the OLBs, and hicks/cam combo though. I honestly think a playmaking safety vet or rookie would help the defense more than any other addition at this point.

re: bonethug's First Saints Talk Mock Draft 1.0.2, now with Paprika(Posted by Zoltan on 4/20/13 at 6:34 pm to St Augustine)

quote:have the Saints FO ever said this? Serious question.

Well taking the 2011 draft for example, it was my understanding from what I heard that the Saints had Jordan as a top 10 overall player and he was one spot ahead of Ingram, so at 28 when he was still there we made a move for him. Take it with a grain of salt. Just basing it off of our draft history under Payton.

re: bonethug's First Saints Talk Mock Draft 1.0.2, now with Paprika(Posted by bonethug0108 on 4/20/13 at 6:42 pm to St Augustine)

quote:I don't see corner as a huge need right now.

Not a huge need but a possible slight need. You need 3 legit starters in today's NFL so it really depends on how they view PRob an White going forward.

Kind of the same for WR. You need at least 3 starters an we only have 2 sure ones(Morgan sure looks promising though).

I agree that outside of LT, a play making safety would make the biggest difference of any position and certainly the biggest on D. We already have potential at DE, DT, and OLB. ILB is covered with 3 vets.

I think he visited with the Saints and kept it quiet. The Bucs did not interview him at the combine and the panthers were not at his workout, so the Saints are likely the undisclosed NFC South team he met with before the Falcons.

re: bonethug's First Saints Talk Mock Draft 1.0.2, now with Paprika(Posted by Suntiger on 4/20/13 at 7:01 pm to bonethug0108)

quote:I have LT(highest need by far), WR, CB, and Safety all as needs. DL and OLB are wants.

So losing Ellis made or defensive front 7 great all of the sudden and Boshrod was some all-world LT we can't replace? Did y'all see that Bushrod was just an average LT and our defense was abysmal last year?

re: bonethug's First Saints Talk Mock Draft 1.0.2, now with Paprika(Posted by bonethug0108 on 4/20/13 at 7:18 pm to Suntiger)

quote:So losing Ellis made or defensive front 7 great all of the sudden and Boshrod was some all-world LT we can't replace? Did y'all see that Bushrod was just an average LT and our defense was abysmal last year?

Losing Eliis is a HUGE addition by subtraction, as he took time away from Hicks who showed promise in his limited role.

At NT, Bunkley and Hicks look to be a good combo that could disrupt the middle. Both players were underused by spags who for whatever stupid reason played Ellis way too much.

At DE we have Jordan locking down one spot and Hicks, Smith, Coleman, and others(Johnson and Walker for instance who could also back up the Nose) to compete for the other spot.

We have 3 solid vets in Lofton, Hawthorne, and Vilma to man the ILB spots. At OLB we have Galette, Wilson, and Butler(with possibly Broughton being a good switch to OLB) and Hawthorne could be a cover OLB when we aren't rushing both.

So yeah I think the front 7 is pretty set minus maybe a young DE to step in for Coleman/Smith next year or a vet OLB to help teach the youngins this year.

For the back we have:

Greer and Lewis as starting corner and PRob and White could be servicable Nickels. Greer is aging however and could be a cap casualty next year. If he's gone we need another starter unless White or PRob really step up this year.

At safety we have Harper manning the box but he could be a cap casualty next year. At FS we have Jenkins who still hasn't done shite outside the occasional "why can't he do that all the time" play and a servicable with potential IAQ.

Safety is clearly our weakest defensive position and corner becomes a concern next year if Greer is gone.

On LT, you hit the nail on the head. Bushrod was not all world and that was an issue.

With J. Brown Brees never had more than 18 sacks. With Bushrod he's never had less than 20 and there's no denying much more pressure came from that side and it caused Brees to get Happy Feet and throw stupid picks(some of which lead to tds which kills a team).

Our D will be middle of the pack just from the 3-4 switch and scheme change to man(just like it was under Williams; little high on yards but middle on points per game which is all that matters for a D).